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Children’s Books About Race and the National Spelling Bee

Friday, July 07, 2023 - 3:00 AM

MacNolia Cox speaks only one sentence in a picture book about her trip to the 1936 national spelling bee. Zaila Avant-garde, the 2021 champ, writes volumes.

Chris Paul Knows All About the Cycle of Life

Thursday, July 06, 2023 - 3:00 AM

For the veteran N.B.A. point guard, publication month was a bittersweet mash-up of change, celebration and family.